Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc
Enriching the lives of children with physical or developmental special needs and their families.
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc at a glance
In short: Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -66.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -32.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $761,558
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Hospital of WI ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc gives
- Giving fell 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $35K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of WI Milwaukee, WI | Go Baby Go program | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $761,558 | $602,169 | $598,923 | $10,000 | 1 | $12,380 |
| 2024 | $753,221 | $509,854 | $640,766 | $29,700 | 2 | $19,682 |
| 2023 | $641,869 | $564,221 | $614,685 | $35,000 | 2 | $21,574 |
| 2022 | $657,324 | $523,999 | $534,919 | $35,000 | 2 | $7,188 |
| 2021 | $773,115 | $556,905 | $446,486 | $27,100 | Total only | $50,081 |
| 2020 | $594,553 | $463,519 | $428,285 | $10,000 | 1 | $43,681 |
| 2019 | $684,272 | $314,743 | $578,472 | $10,000 | 1 | $34,059 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc
Based on IRS filings
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc is a public charity, based in Elm Grove, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $762K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $12K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc is led by Catherine Kenney, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine Kenney
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
36 hrs/week
$13K (2023) → $83K (2025)
Mark Collins
President
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Moberg-Wolff
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Blaesing
Director
Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie O'Donoghue
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Kahle
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Lueck
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ali Walder
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Foley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Wilkens
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manis Mullarky
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Manby
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Dalsbo
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lois Trongard
Vice President
Treasurer → President, 2021
President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mel Hopland
Rotated Officer Board in
Vice President → Director, 2021
Director → Rotated Officer Board in, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Stocco
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Lynn Hawkins (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Piermario Bertolotto (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nancy Seidl Nelson (2020–2023) — Prior Interim Executive Director
- Former: Kate Kenney (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Nancy Kane (2022) — Director
- Former: Aimee Wiedmeyer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Matthew Hall (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Nancy Major (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Pamela Mattox (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Traci Huntemann-Piatt (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $83K, to Catherine Kenney (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc
How much does Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc give each year?
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 2 grants.
How large is Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc?
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc reported $762K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $602K.
Where does Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc operate?
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc's EIN?
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0977152. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
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